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The main takeaway from the 3-4 October local elections is that the outcome will not cause any major problem to Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government. The former ECB chairman, who enjoys approval ratings close to 70%, remains unchallenged. Draghi's main source of strength, in addition to his personal standing and…
Our bi-weekly spotlight explores key ESG-related market developments and their implications for corporates and investors. ESG in the News BlackRock announced that it will provide institutional investors like pensions and endowments the chance to vote on proposals themselves starting in 2022. This shift allows these asset owners to…
The implementation of COVID-19 support measures by the Government has materially reduced the risk of merchant insolvency during the periods of lockdowns and restrictions. However, soon these measures will unwind, and it is expected that many merchants will experience financial distress. Acquiring banks will be critical to any merchant restructurings…
The U.S. trade representative will outline Washington's approach to China trade. Fumio Kishida is Japan’s 100th prime minister. Exploratory coalition talks could officially begin in Germany. Meanwhile, candidate registration will end in the Philippines, lower house elections will be held in the Czech Republic, Mexico’s congress will discuss electricity sector…
Part 1: Can Consumer Products Suppliers Navigate the Disruption? Consumer Products Suppliers Under Threat As world economies have started to reopen a number of issues have emerged in the Consumer Products supply sector which are causing significant challenges to businesses. Labour and haulier shortages are creating high profile operational disruption.
Fumio Kishida has won the LDP leadership race, leveraging Diet members’ support to edge out grassroots favorite Taro Kono in both rounds of the vote. Known as a moderate but mutable right-winger, Kishida is set to govern with a slightly ‘kinder’ variant of Abenomics and a continued commitment to digital…
Below please find key take-outs from our September 30th panel featuring Allegra Stratton, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson for COP26; Amber Rudd, Senior Advisor at Teneo, Former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and signatory of the Paris Climate Agreement; and Duncan Burt, Chief Sustainability Officer and Director for…
Digital had already been reshaping industries, value chains, business models, customer experience and service operations for a number of years when the pandemic hit. In the last 18 months or so however, the COVID-19 crisis has driven several years’ worth of change to organisations in the way they conduct business…
The significant events of 2020 have caused companies, institutional investors and regulators to re-energize their efforts towards sustainability initiatives. Institutional investors have dramatically enhanced their focus on issues relating to climate, diversity, human capital management and board governance (collectively, “ESG”). Under the Biden Administration, U.S. regulators are on the verge…
The recent feedback report from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“JFSC”) has caused me to reflect on my experience running large regulatory transformation programmes. “Change is a constant” – but how do you effectively embed any change to avoid some of the pitfalls experienced by 80% of the respondents? The…
On Friday, September 24, Rochelle P. Walensky, Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for a third dose (booster shot) of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for certain populations. However, in a surprise move, the ACIP voted against…
When a portfolio business is facing distress, there are several options lenders can take to minimise losses and ensure participation in potential future upside. This insight piece considers the three most commonly utilised options which have material tax implications for lenders. It should be noted that all of the options…
